An Oregon woman has been convicted of committing a hate crime after she confronted a transgender patron who misgendered her as she was using the women’s restroom at a Portland bar.
On Wednesday, 40-year-old Kathy McIntyre was found guilty of second-degree bias crimes and harassment in Multnomah County Circuit Court. Judge Christopher Marshall sentenced McIntyre to two years’ probation and 50 hours of community service, according to reports. oregonian.
McIntyre’s punishment stems from a 15-second confrontation with Reese Larsen, 35, a transgender biological male formerly known as Ronald A. Larsen.
journalist Andy Go report“Larsen identifies as a Marxist ‘queer demi-binary trans woman’ and frequently posts about transphobia online.”
The encounter happened on December 27, 2022 at Jake’s Place Sports Bar in Portland. McIntyre was a bartender and was at Jake’s Place after work.
Larsen allegedly cut in line to use the women’s restroom, angering bar patrons who complained.
Mr. McIntyre allegedly had a confrontation with Mr. Larsen about using the women’s restroom.
“When McIntyre cornered her and told her that she should use a different bathroom because he was ‘a man,'” court documents state.
Ms Larsen reportedly tried to “explain” her gender identity, “but Mr McIntyre, 40, used an expletive and told her to ‘get out’ and then pushed her away. “I pushed him away.”
The video showed McIntyre making physical contact with Larsen, but McIntyre claimed he was “creating space” rather than pushing Larsen.
Larsen claimed she was the victim of “transphobia”.
“Because that’s the essence of transphobic bigotry: erasure. That’s what we don’t believe in. In our system, people are innocent until proven guilty, but in the real world, , I was immediately sentenced and sentenced.” Mr. McIntyre decided to harass me. ”
Prosecutor Charlie Weiss said Mr. Larsen “is being scrutinized in a different way than we are scrutinized in our everyday lives.”
Weiss added, “Sometimes people express disagreement with who she is, not what she says or does.”
Mr McIntyre told the court: “I wasn’t trying to misgender her. I should have looked up what transgender meant in the dictionary. We were just arguing over spilled milk.” .
Mr. McIntyre apologized to Mr. Larsen in court and vowed to stay away from the neighborhood so that Mr. Larsen would not have to worry about his presence.
“Two-day jury trial in Multnomah County Circuit Court,” according to The Oregonian. is part of the trend of Portland prosecutor Increase hate crime charges per person More than any other district attorney’s office in the state, The Oregonian/OregonLive previously reported. ”
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